St. Paul daily globe., 1887-11-28
THE COMMERCIAL RECORD.
On the Chicago Board Of Trade There
Was Fairly FirIa TSRe at The
Outset Saturday.
The Dismal and Depressing State Of the
Weather, However, Afiected
The Situation.
Transactions in the Financial Circles
OF Wall Street.-The General
Quotations.

CHICAGO, Nov. GA the outset there was
q fairly firm but by no means strong tone
TO the speculative markeIs OH change to-day.
The conditions prevailing on the outside
were far from inspiring Il buoyancy OF spirit
on the part of traders, and as a crowd they
were affected far more by the dismal and
depressing state of the weather than by
what little gossip they could get hold OF
affecting prices. Wheat started out exactly
where it stopped-S27sc fer May, and for a
quarter of an hour fluctUa.ed only lSc, ana
that was downward. Corn was about as
steady, May opening at 5Os4c, selling at $40
7se and then back to 5Gasc. January pork
started out at Sill 27I2 and sold at Slf.3O.
During the first hour pork fell off 10c. jan
uary being quoted at SI42,. Grains fiTmed
slightly under local inquiry, wheat recover
ing to S27S6S3c and corn TO 504sc. Pork
fell off Zoe up 10 noon, sympathetic de
cline taking place in all other articles of hog
products All the country talk on corn was
bullish, but this did not prevent some heavy
selling in local way. At no time did May
get over lsc higher than il opened, anG oo7Sc
brought out some heavy offerings. One ope-
rator sold about 100000 bu and with the
following he induced worked The market
down to 5OIs65O4c. After this it recovered
10 OU9SC. ana at HOOu was StSdug elt tllic
price. shortly before l o'clock there was Il
disposition TO sell corn. which broke prices
quite sharply 10 5014c 1t came entirely from
local operators May closed at 5G1lG 5o$sc.
Wheat was also hammered 10 S2sSc. closing
at S2l2c. January pork closed at Sl4O2l2-
THE QUOTATIONS..
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Wheat-No ,. December. opened at 1JSsc,
closing at 7512c; January, 1tl2c, closing at
76c; February. 77l8c, closing at I6@sc;
NAV. A27sc closing at S2l2c. COrn-NO. >,
November. opened at 4GI8c. closing al 46I4c:
December. 4534c closing at 46c: January,
464c closing at 1868 c; May, d S4c, closing
at 5O14c Oats-No. =, November, closed
at 29l2c; December opened at 2S9sc, closing
Mess pork-per bbl. January, opened at
SI4.3O. closing at S14IO; May. Sl4S0,
closing at S14.62I2. Lard-per 100 lbs, De
cember opened at s.. closing at 81; January,
closing at S7.15; May, S7.47l2, closing, at
S7.37l2. Short Ribs--per 100 lbs,
February. $3.50, closing at SIZE;
March, $40, closing at s7i2ai2: 47g7l;:
steady Wheat-No. , spring. 75ls@15l4c;
No. 8 spring. 67c; No. 2 red, 75l2c. Corn
No. 2, 46647Ac. Oats-NO. =. 2Sl2c. Rye
No. >. soc. Barley-No. .. 14@.41 Flax
Seed-NO. l. S1.2101.21l2 Timothy Seed
Prime, $3.50. Mess pork, per Lbl. Sl3:1o
@I412I2. Lard, per 1'0 lbs. S1G7. .O2l2.
Short ribs sides. loose, s7.U5@7.10: dry
sailed shoulders. boxed. S5.7' G5.90; short
clear Sides boxed. S7.40@7.45. Whisky
Distilers' finished goods, per gal, Sl.lO.
Receipts-Flour. 22,'l' bbls; wheat. 100.-
600 bu: com, 162, 900 bu: oats, IL, 900 bu;
rye, 1000 bu; barley, $1,000 bu. ship
ments-Flour, 26,7O0 bbls; wheat, $4,000
bn: corn, $4,000 bu; oats, 1ll.000 bu; rye,
1000 bu; barley, 59.000bu. On the produce
exchange to-day the butter market was qui-
ct: creamery, 27I2c; dairy, 21c. Eggs firm;